The comptroller says new accounts are added all the time, making the odds better for claiming this cash than hitting the lottery.

“You have a chance of being hit by lightning two or three times in the same day. That’s the equivalent of hitting the lottery. This, you don’t have to buy a ticket. Just go on the site and check it out. I bet you’re going to find somebody you know whom we owe money to,” Franchot said.

The money is tax-free, once they get it.

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